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Mar 21 2023 Darlyn Finch Kuhn Poet author Venue Venetian Center Turning Adversity into Art Darlyn Finch Kuhn will illustrate that it s the difficult moments in life that shape our character become fuel for self expression and ultimately inspire artistic expression in others Sharing excerpts from her poetry and prose Kuhn will show the benefits of paying close attention to pain sharing the universal through the specific and being vulnerable enough to collaborate with others through ekphrastic art Apr 13 2023 Frank Stanfield Journalist author Venue Venetian Center How to cover the craziest crime story without going crazy yourself allegedly The slaying of the parents of a vampire cultist in Eustis in 1996 sparked international headlines especially when the couple s 15 year old daughter left with the group Was she a victim or a participant The debate continues to this day Based on Frank Stanfield s Cold Blooded this lecture details Constitutional battles over free press vs a defendant s right to a fair trial mental illness the treatment of juveniles in the justice system fascination with the occult comparisons to Charles Manson spiritual warfare sex abuse and the influence of pop culture on vulnerable teens It also deals with the struggles journalists must overcome to get the story and get it right without further sensationalizing the already sensational ABOUT US Founded in 1989 Beacon College in Leesburg Fla is a nonprofit liberal arts school and America s first accredited baccalaureate institution dedicated to educating primarily neurodivergent students with learning disabilities ADHD dyslexia and other learning differences The college prepares students to prosper in the global marketplace through majors in anthrozoology business management business management hospitality track computer information systems computer information systems web and digital media track human services humanities psychology and studio arts ABOUT THE BEACON SALON SPEAKER SERIES In its sixth year the Beacon Salon Speaker Series at Beacon College in Leesburg Fla is the school s flagship community education outreach program The Speaker Series brings in speakers educators authors and entertainers from Florida and around the country to educate edify and entertain by exploring Florida history waxing poetic delving into popular culture and clenching the political third rail Channeling its ethos from the Parisian salons of the Enlightenment the Speaker Series honors the college s sacrosanct duty as an institution of higher learning to uplift the community in which it operates spark engagement and sow seeds of conversation and discovery For more information and to register for Beacon Salon Speaker Series events visit BeaconCollege edu salon 105 East Main Street Leesburg FL 34748 352 787 7660 855 220 5374 toll free 2022 23 BEACON SALON SPEAKER SERIES Educational Edifying Entertaining

Sep 8 2022 Nov 3 2022 Jan 26 2023 Eric Deggans Dylan Thuras National Public Radio TV culture critic Atlas Obscura founder Author Sarah Lohman Venue Venetian Center Venue Venetian Center The Future of TV Social Media and Objective Truth In the Modern World Today s clash between political ideologies and evolving technologies has created a world where people have trouble agreeing on the most basic facts even as the growing reach of media products connects us in ways we could not have imagined just 10 years ago Through his work as a media analyst TV critic and social issues thought leader Eric Deggans has developed a presentation outlining how media technology will evolve in the future and how that will affect how we all communicate with each other He explores whether the film industry has a future why misinformation and argument culture may be the biggest threat to democracy and why what the consumer wants is becoming the most powerful metric in media Finding Wonder in the World The world can feel bleak There are more things to worry about than we can hold in our heads Yet we also live in a world filled with wonder joy surprise and delight And the stories we tell ourselves about the places we live and the larger world hide deep and delightful strangeness Dylan Thuras of Atlas Obscura will highlight how by reframing what travel means it can allow us to uncover remarkable hidden gems the obscure experiences or locations that every destination including your own backyard possesses From places like the Gates of Hell a fiery crater in Turkmenistan to the centuriesold Root Bridges of Cherrapunji India Dylan will talk about how travelers can look for their own hidden gems by finding new ways to engage with both the places they travel to and their own backyards Food historian Venue Venetian Center Historical Female Poisoners First comes loves then comes marriage then comes a little bit of rat poison in their coffee cup When love goes wrong out comes the Victorian obsession with female poisoners delicate and seductive these ladies made headlines in the age of yellow journalism for offing their lovers with poisoned food Come hear their stories and hey does this taste like almonds to you Oct 14 2022 Dec 6 2022 Feb 3 2023 David Kirby Barbara Hamby Core Ensemble Poets authors Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker Journalists Authors Chamber Music Theatre troupe Venue Venetian Center Venue Venetian Center Venue Lake Deaton UMC The Mind of the Writer David Kirby National Book Award finalist and Barbara Hamby James Dicky Prize for Poetry tell their students that the best mind you can have is the mind of the writer Writers are magpies We pick up shiny objects in our beaks and then fly home and put them in a certain order and show early drafts to others and incorporate or ignore what they say But isn t that what a scientist does as they set up an experiment or a lawyer as they prepare an argument for a jury or a chef as they try out a new dish It s all one mind We just call it the mind of the writer The Southernization of America A Story of Democracy in the Balance Of Ebony Embers Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance Pulitzer Prize winner Cynthia Tucker and awardwinning author Frye Gaillard reflect on their series of compelling essays considering the role of the South in shaping America s political and cultural landscape They find the South partially responsible for the ills of our society family separation of migrants George Floyd s murder and more but also view the South as a source of hope a hope that might lead the nation on a path of redemption Celebrating the music and poetry of the Harlem Renaissance era in New York City Of Ebony Embers examines the lives of three outstanding but very different African American poets Langston Hughes Countee Cullen and Claude McKay as seen through the eyes of the great painter and muralist Aaron Douglas